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Photocatalytic growth of copper nanowires from Cu2O seeds

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Alvarez, S; Ye, S; Flowers, PF; Wiley, BJ
Published in: Chemistry of Materials
January 27, 2015
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This article describes the photocatalytic growth of copper nanowires from Cu2O octahedra. When exposed to visible light with an energy greater than the band gap of Cu2O, electrons excited from the valence band to the conduction band within Cu2O octahedra reduce Cu(OH)2- onto the octahedra to form copper nanowires. This phenomenon was used to turn nanowire growth on and off with visible light, as well as pattern the growth of nanowires on a substrate.

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Benjamin J. Wiley
Author Benjamin J. Wiley Chemistry

Published In

Chemistry of Materials

DOI

10.1021/cm504026w

EISSN

1520-5002

ISSN

0897-4756

Publication Date

January 27, 2015

Volume

27

Issue

2

Start / End Page

570 / 573

Related Subject Headings

  • Materials
  • 40 Engineering
  • 34 Chemical sciences
  • 09 Engineering
  • 03 Chemical Sciences
 

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Alvarez, S., Ye, S., Flowers, P. F., & Wiley, B. J. (2015). Photocatalytic growth of copper nanowires from Cu2O seeds. Chemistry of Materials, 27(2), 570–573. https://doi.org/10.1021/cm504026w
Alvarez, S., S. Ye, P. F. Flowers, and B. J. Wiley. “Photocatalytic growth of copper nanowires from Cu2O seeds.” Chemistry of Materials 27, no. 2 (January 27, 2015): 570–73. https://doi.org/10.1021/cm504026w.
Alvarez S, Ye S, Flowers PF, Wiley BJ. Photocatalytic growth of copper nanowires from Cu2O seeds. Chemistry of Materials. 2015 Jan 27;27(2):570–3.
Alvarez, S., et al. “Photocatalytic growth of copper nanowires from Cu2O seeds.” Chemistry of Materials, vol. 27, no. 2, Jan. 2015, pp. 570–73. Scopus, doi:10.1021/cm504026w.
Alvarez S, Ye S, Flowers PF, Wiley BJ. Photocatalytic growth of copper nanowires from Cu2O seeds. Chemistry of Materials. 2015 Jan 27;27(2):570–573.
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Published In

Chemistry of Materials

DOI

10.1021/cm504026w

EISSN

1520-5002

ISSN

0897-4756

Publication Date

January 27, 2015

Volume

27

Issue

2

Start / End Page

570 / 573

Related Subject Headings

  • Materials
  • 40 Engineering
  • 34 Chemical sciences
  • 09 Engineering
  • 03 Chemical Sciences